James K. Polk

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James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.

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James K. Polk canonical 55
James K. Polk administration 4
James Knox Polk 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of Tennessee
President of the United States
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
admittedToBar Tennessee
almaMater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
burialPlace Tennessee State Capitol
surface form: Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
campaignPromise serve only one term as president
causeOfDeath cholera
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1795-11-02
dateOfDeath 1849-06-15
familyName Polk
fullName James K. Polk self-linksurface differs
surface form: James Knox Polk
givenName James
graduationYear 1818
honoredIn Polk County, Florida
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Oregon
marriageStart 1824-01-01
middleName Knox
militaryConflictOversaw Mexican–American War
notableWork led United States during the Mexican–American War
oversaw Oregon boundary settlement with Great Britain
oversaw acquisition of California and New Mexico
oversaw annexation of Texas
numberOfChildren 0
officeEnd 1849-03-04
officeStart 1845-03-04
orderInOffice 11
placeOfBirth Town of Pineville, North Carolina
surface form: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
policy territorial expansionism
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld 11th president of the United States
Governor of Tennessee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
precededBy John Tyler
profession lawyer
religion Presbyterianism
residence Polk Place, Nashville, Tennessee
signatureImage Signature of James K. Polk
spouse Sarah Childress Polk
succeededBy Zachary Taylor
termLength 4 years

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George M. Dallas vicePresidentUnder James K. Polk
George M. Dallas partOf James K. Polk
this entity surface form: James K. Polk administration
Philip Barton Key II appointedBy James K. Polk
Polk County, Oregon namedAfter James K. Polk
Independent Treasury System creator James K. Polk
this entity surface form: James K. Polk administration
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 hasParticipant James K. Polk
this entity surface form: James K. Polk administration
James K. Polk fullName James K. Polk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: James Knox Polk
John Tyler succeededInOfficeBy James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor predecessor James K. Polk
Arabella Maria Smith Dallas presidentDuringVicePresidency James K. Polk
subject surface form: George M. Dallas
George Bancroft appointedBy James K. Polk
Polk County, Iowa namedAfter James K. Polk
Levi Woodbury appointedBy James K. Polk
Levi Woodbury nominatedBy James K. Polk
Leonidas Polk relative James K. Polk
Polk County, Missouri namedAfter James K. Polk
Gideon J. Pillow closeAssociateOf James K. Polk
Gideon J. Pillow appointedBy James K. Polk
Robert J. Walker appointedBy James K. Polk
Polk County, Florida namedAfter James K. Polk
Annexation of Texas carriedOutBy James K. Polk
this entity surface form: President James K. Polk
Polk County, Texas namedAfter James K. Polk
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" associatedWithPerson James K. Polk
subject surface form: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
Nicholas Trist servedUnder James K. Polk
this entity surface form: President James K. Polk
Polk County namedAfter James K. Polk
subject surface form: Polk County, Georgia
Thornton Affair usedAsJustificationBy James K. Polk
George Wallace Jones appointedBy James K. Polk
Independent Treasury Act of 1846 supportedBy James K. Polk
this entity surface form: James K. Polk administration
James B. Longacre appointedBy James K. Polk
Gideon Pillow closeAssociateOf James K. Polk
Gideon Pillow appointedBy James K. Polk
Walker Tariff of 1846 signedBy James K. Polk
William L. Marcy appointedBy James K. Polk
Sarah Childress Polk spouse James K. Polk